I to TRANSACTIONS OF ROYAL SCOTTISH ARBORICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



fir attains a maximum height of 85 feet, with a clean bole of 

 60 to 70 feet (see Plate VIII. fig. i). The great volume per 

 acre of marketable timber produced by a plantation of this type, 

 coupled with the relatively good prices obtainable, should make 

 this a valuable mixture. The facility with which this mixture 

 may be naturally regenerated adds greatly to its intrinsic worth. 

 The prospective uses to which the timber may be put, even 

 under a short rotation, tend to show that this mixture is a 

 profitable one to grow in suitable localities. 



In addition where ship-building yards form available markets, 

 the towing or rafting of long poles would cut down the water 

 transit to a minimum. The presence of Thuja on the edges 

 of this plantation affords useful shelter, as the crowns extend 

 practically to the ground level (see Plate VIII. fig. 2). 



14. Nursery and Plantation Competition. 



The Nursery and Plantation Competition was conducted 

 broadly on the same lines as last year. One or two alterations 

 in details were made as a result of the Judges' recommendations, 

 but the main object of the competition remains unaltered. The 

 subjoined extract from the schedule which was sent to proprietors 

 within the competition area, />., the counties of Argyll, Ayr, 

 Bute, Lanark and Renfrew, will show these minor alterations : — 



"The Society invites entries in the following competitions. 

 The necessary entry forms may be obtained from the secretary. 



'■'■Nurseries. — Class I. — For the best managed estate nursery not 

 exceeding 2 acres in extent (Prize, A Silver Medal). Class II. — 

 For the best managed estate nursery exceeding 2 acres in extent 

 (Prize, A Silver Medal). 



" Plantations. — Class I. — For the best young plantation mainly 

 of conifers not exceeding 10 years of age, and not less than 

 2 acres in extent. Confined to estates having less than 300 acres 

 of woods (Prize, A Silver Medal). Class II. — For the best 

 young plantation mainly of conifers exceeding 10 years and not 

 exceeding 20 years (Prize, A Silver Medal). Class III. — For the 

 best young plantation mainly of conifers exceeding 20 years and 

 not exceeding 40 years (Prize, A Silver Medal). Class IV. — 

 For the best young plantation mainly of conifers not exceeding 



